In China’s first administrative regulation on recruitment services in the human resources market, publishing fake and illegal jobs will be considered a crime starting October, an official said on Tuesday. 

Job fair. Photos: VCG

Hiring organizations and human resources services that publish fake or illegal job positions will be fined, Zhang Yizhen, deputy minister of human resources and social security, told a regular press briefing in Beijing. 

The penalties range from 10,000 to 50,000 yuan ($1,489-7,447), and the regulation said that to human resources agencies are required to provide background information, including the hiring company profile, number of posts, job description, recruitment requirements, location and payroll. No discrimination content is allowed in job posts. 

To hold a job fair, human resources agencies are required to verify job positions’ authenticity. They are then required to publish the information in advance and manage the recruitment process, the regulation said. 

The regulation aims to improve the integrity of the human resource market system, enhance job market mobility and standardize market operations, Zhang noted. 

China's cabinet released a provisional regulation on the human resources market to better support employment and entrepreneurship.